I saw it about 5 months ago and liked the hell out of it.
Of course I liked the insult humor using the crude language. I also liked the strippers. To each his own.
Brad
Amarillo
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, misscraps@... wrote:
>
> Absinthe (in a tent at Caesars Palace Vegas) has been likened to Cirque Du
> Soliel --but the likeness is really not there. The show is half crude,
> raunhcy humor and half acrobatic type acts. I didn't find the humor very
> funny (but some people found it hilarious). I've seen way better insult
> humor, and I don't find the words fuck and penis funny for the sake of them
> when repeated over and over. Keep in mind I'm a pretty jaded show-goer, and
> I've seen all but one real Cirque du Soliel in Vegas, and many similar 2
> person acrobatic acts in variety shows. Still the acts were primarily good,
> main ones consisting of a 2 man balancing act (seems like this one has to
> appear everywhere, even on cruise ships), man and woman aerialists on a swing
> (very good and with more than usual body contact), man and woman spinning
> skaters (saw similar act recently on Epic's Cirque type show -- more
> exciting on a moving ship -- and that show as a whole was waaay better than
> Absinthe). Also there was a single spinning woman with bungie sort of ropes,
> I thought she was excellent. And a 3 man very good tightrope team - but
> they were very close to ground on pretty short rope.
>
> Also there were a couple of extremely tame strippers (going to pasties and
> bikini bottom) - not impressive at all, a decent singer (but I couldn't
> understand some of her words), and the main man and woman "comedians" doing
> insult and penis humor.
>
> Maybe drinking would enhance this show -- couldn't hurt it -- they sell a
> lot of booze and come around during the show.
>
> Show might also be helped with more comfortable seating. Front seats had
> a bit of padding, but if you are in front you might be the target of some
> MC-audience interaction (advice - if a woman, don't volunteer). Cheaper
> seats not only are hard wooden chairs, they are also extremely small in width
> and depth and pressed close together. Fortunately since I am large, I
> asked an usher if it was possible to move to one of the back extra seats, and
> they moved me to an odd bathtub like seat with a slight pad. Not great, but
> better than the wooden chairs. There are some benches and other seats at
> the back, and if you are large, you are advised to opt for the front seats
> with padding or to ask to be moved to the odd seats in the back if possible.
>
> As I said, some people seemed to really enjoy the show, but to my mind, you
> are better off to spend your money to see a real Cirque Du Soliel show,
> such as my #1 pick "O", or #2 "Mystere" or #3 "love". If you want acrobats
> and raunch - but raunchiness in better taste -- and better acts (also more
> acrobats), go for Zumanity. If you are on the NCL Epic, go to their cirque
> show for a really excellent Spiegel Tent experience. If you have children
> - don't take them to this one!
>
> Also, Absinthe can go dark during periods of high wind -- we were winded
> out last week. There are no refunds, only replacement tickets for another
> show.
>
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